Track map & timeline · Atlantic · July 15–29, 1979
TD TS Cat 1 2 3 4 5 · dashed = post-tropical / remnant low. Click any point or table row to jump there.
01 · The story
Tropical Storm Claudette (1979) was a tropical storm of the 1979 Atlantic season. It formed on July 15, 1979, reached its peak of 52 mph (83 km/h) and a minimum pressure of 997 mb on July 24, 1979, and never made landfall. The storm lasted 14.0 days and travelled about 4,944 miles (7,955 km).
02 · Intensity
03 · Impact
| City | Distance to center | When (UTC) | Storm strength then |
|---|---|---|---|
| Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic | 18 mi | Jul 19 · 02:00 UTC | TD 23 mph |
| Santo Domingo Este, Dominican Republic | 17 mi | Jul 19 · 02:00 UTC | TD 23 mph |
| Santo Domingo Oeste, Dominican Republic | 17 mi | Jul 19 · 03:00 UTC | TD 23 mph |
| Santiago de los Caballeros, Dominican Republic | 45 mi | Jul 19 · 07:00 UTC | TD 23 mph |
| Port-au-Prince, Haiti | 30 mi | Jul 19 · 17:00 UTC | TD 23 mph |
| Houston, Texas | 30 mi | Jul 26 · 00:00 UTC | TD 35 mph |
| Fort Worth, Texas | 53 mi | Jul 27 · 05:00 UTC | TD 23 mph |
| Dallas, Texas | 24 mi | Jul 27 · 06:00 UTC | TD 23 mph |
| Indianapolis, Indiana | 58 mi | Jul 28 · 22:00 UTC | TD 17 mph |
| Columbus, Ohio | 67 mi | Jul 29 · 06:00 UTC | TD 17 mph |
Distance from the city to the storm’s center, interpolated hourly between official fixes. Damaging winds, surge and rain reach far beyond the center.
04 · Timeline
| Date · UTC | Status | Wind | Pressure | Position | Nearest place |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 15 12:00 | TD | 23 mph | 1014 mb | 12.5°N 46.3°W | open ocean |
| Jul 15 18:00 | TD | 23 mph | 1014 mb | 12.8°N 48.4°W | open ocean |
| Jul 16 00:00 | TD | 29 mph | 1012 mb | 13.4°N 50.4°W | open ocean |
| Jul 16 06:00 | TD | 29 mph | 1012 mb | 14.6°N 52.1°W | open ocean |
| Jul 16 12:00 | TD | 35 mph | 1011 mb | 15.7°N 53.8°W | open ocean |
| Jul 16 18:00 | TD | 35 mph | 1011 mb | 16.5°N 55.5°W | open ocean |
| Jul 17 00:00 | TD | 35 mph | 1011 mb | 17.0°N 57.2°W | open ocean |
| Jul 17 06:00 | TD | 35 mph | 1011 mb | 17.5°N 58.8°W | 185 mi ENE of Saint-François, Guadeloupe |
| Jul 17 12:00 | TS | 40 mph | 1011 mb | 17.8°N 60.3°W | 112 mi ENE of Saint John’s, Antigua and Barbuda |
| Jul 17 18:00 | TS | 46 mph | 1010 mb | 18.0°N 62.1°W | 63 mi NNW of Saint John’s, Antigua and Barbuda |
| Jul 18 00:00 | TS | 40 mph | 1010 mb | 18.2°N 63.8°W | 70 mi ENE of Saint Croix, U.S. Virgin Islands |
| Jul 18 06:00 | TD | 35 mph | 1011 mb | 18.3°N 65.4°W | 17 mi E of Fajardo, Puerto Rico |
| Jul 18 12:00 | TD | 35 mph | 1011 mb | 18.4°N 67.0°W | near San Sebastián, Puerto Rico |
| Jul 18 18:00 | TD | 29 mph | 1012 mb | 18.5°N 68.5°W | near Punta Cana, Dominican Republic |
| Jul 19 00:00 | TD | 23 mph | 1012 mb | 18.7°N 69.5°W | 10 mi ESE of Bayaguana, Dominican Republic |
| Jul 19 06:00 | TD | 23 mph | 1012 mb | 18.8°N 70.5°W | 11 mi SSW of Bonao, Dominican Republic |
| Jul 19 12:00 | TD | 23 mph | 1012 mb | 18.8°N 71.4°W | 11 mi W of San Juan de la Maguana, Dominican Republic |
| Jul 19 18:00 | TD | 23 mph | 1012 mb | 19.0°N 72.4°W | near Désarmes, Haiti |
| Jul 20 00:00 | TD | 23 mph | 1013 mb | 19.0°N 73.3°W | 40 mi W of Saint-Marc, Haiti |
| Jul 20 06:00 | TD | 23 mph | 1013 mb | 19.2°N 74.7°W | 54 mi NW of Jérémie, Haiti |
| Jul 20 12:00 | TD | 23 mph | 1013 mb | 19.5°N 76.7°W | 49 mi SSE of Bartolomé Masó, Granma Province, Cuba |
| Jul 20 18:00 | TD | 23 mph | 1013 mb | 20.0°N 78.7°W | 67 mi SW of Santa Cruz del Sur, Camagüey, Cuba |
| Jul 21 00:00 | TD | 23 mph | 1013 mb | 20.6°N 80.4°W | 87 mi SSW of Trinidad, Sancti Spíritus Province, Cuba |
| Jul 21 06:00 | TD | 29 mph | 1013 mb | 21.4°N 82.2°W | 52 mi SE of Nueva Gerona, Isla de la Juventud, Cuba |
| Jul 21 12:00 | TD | 35 mph | 1012 mb | 22.1°N 83.5°W | 25 mi SSE of Pinar del Río, Pinar del Río, Cuba |
| Jul 21 18:00 | TD | 35 mph | 1010 mb | 22.8°N 85.0°W | 58 mi NW of Mantua, Pinar del Río, Cuba |
| Jul 22 00:00 | TD | 35 mph | 1007 mb | 23.5°N 86.5°W | 162 mi N of Cancún, Quintana Roo, Mexico |
| Jul 22 06:00 | TD | 35 mph | 1007 mb | 24.0°N 87.4°W | open ocean |
| Jul 22 12:00 | TD | 35 mph | 1007 mb | 24.5°N 88.5°W | open ocean |
| Jul 22 18:00 | TD | 35 mph | 1006 mb | 25.0°N 89.5°W | open ocean |
| Jul 23 00:00 | TD | 35 mph | 1005 mb | 25.4°N 90.5°W | open ocean |
| Jul 23 06:00 | TD | 35 mph | 1004 mb | 25.9°N 91.4°W | open ocean |
| Jul 23 12:00 | TS | 40 mph | 1003 mb | 26.4°N 92.4°W | open ocean |
| Jul 23 18:00 | TS | 40 mph | 1003 mb | 26.9°N 92.9°W | open ocean |
| Jul 24 00:00 | TS | 40 mph | 1003 mb | 27.5°N 93.4°W | 151 mi SE of Galveston, Texas |
| Jul 24 06:00 | TS | 46 mph | 1003 mb | 28.3°N 93.5°W | 105 mi SE of Galveston, Texas |
| Jul 24 12:00 | TS | 52 mph | 1002 mb | 28.8°N 93.7°W | 75 mi ESE of Galveston, Texas |
| Jul 24 18:00 | TS | 52 mph | 1000 mb | 29.6°N 93.9°W | 20 mi S of Port Arthur, Texas |
| Jul 25 00:00 | TS | 46 mph | 997 mb | 30.3°N 93.9°W | 19 mi NE of Beaumont, Texas |
| Jul 25 06:00 | TS | 40 mph | 998 mb | 30.3°N 94.3°W | near Lumberton, Texas |
| Jul 25 12:00 | TD | 35 mph | 1000 mb | 30.5°N 94.8°W | 34 mi NE of New Caney, Texas |
| Jul 25 18:00 | TD | 35 mph | 1001 mb | 30.5°N 95.2°W | 20 mi NE of Conroe, Texas |
| Jul 26 00:00 | TD | 35 mph | 1001 mb | 30.2°N 95.3°W | near New Caney, Texas |
| Jul 26 06:00 | TD | 35 mph | 1002 mb | 30.6°N 95.1°W | 29 mi NE of Conroe, Texas |
| Jul 26 12:00 | TD | 29 mph | 1003 mb | 30.8°N 95.4°W | 10 mi ENE of Huntsville, Texas |
| Jul 26 18:00 | TD | 29 mph | 1004 mb | 31.3°N 96.3°W | 43 mi N of Bryan, Texas |
| Jul 27 00:00 | TD | 23 mph | 1004 mb | 31.8°N 96.6°W | 22 mi SSW of Corsicana, Texas |
| Jul 27 06:00 | TD | 23 mph | 1006 mb | 32.7°N 96.4°W | near Forney, Texas |
| Jul 27 12:00 | TD | 17 mph | 1007 mb | 34.0°N 95.9°W | 27 mi E of Durant, Oklahoma |
| Jul 27 18:00 | TD | 17 mph | 1007 mb | 35.3°N 95.3°W | 31 mi S of Muskogee, Oklahoma |
| Jul 28 00:00 | TD | 17 mph | 1007 mb | 36.4°N 94.6°W | 15 mi NNW of Siloam Springs, Arkansas |
| Jul 28 06:00 | TD | 17 mph | 1008 mb | 37.8°N 93.4°W | 13 mi N of Bolivar, Missouri |
| Jul 28 12:00 | TD | 17 mph | 1009 mb | 38.6°N 91.0°W | near Washington, Missouri |
| Jul 28 18:00 | TD | 17 mph | 1009 mb | 38.8°N 88.0°W | 27 mi WNW of Vincennes, Indiana |
| Jul 29 00:00 | TD | 17 mph | 1010 mb | 39.0°N 85.2°W | 19 mi NNE of North Madison, Indiana |
| Jul 29 06:00 | TD | 17 mph | 1011 mb | 39.0°N 82.8°W | 21 mi NNE of Portsmouth, Ohio |
| Jul 29 12:00 | TD | 17 mph | 1011 mb | 39.0°N 80.2°W | 21 mi SSE of Clarksburg, West Virginia |
⬇ Download track data (CSV) · public-domain NOAA best track
Questions
No — the NOAA best-track record shows no landfall for Claudette. Its closest approach to a major city was 17 miles from Santo Domingo Este, Dominican Republic.
At its peak on July 24, 1979, Claudette was a tropical storm with maximum sustained winds of 52 mph (83 km/h) and a central pressure of 997 mb.
14.0 days, from July 15, 1979 to July 29, 1979. It travelled about 4,944 miles.
The 6-hourly positions, winds, pressure and wind radii are available as CSV on this page (track.csv) — they come from the NOAA National Hurricane Center's HURDAT2 database and are in the public domain.
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